This recommended page lists lenses that I believe work well at F/2.8 or faster, and are typically used hand-held in low light, so no big lenses like the 70-200mm or 300/2.8. I’m only listing lenses that I’ve reviewed, owned and/or have used extensively in low light. A lens that gets a thumbs up here has to perform very well in …

Here’s a typical scene from a tourist trap destination, usually somewhere in the southern US: an older guy wearing sandals, dress socks and a Madras or Guayabera shirt, carrying around a Nikon or Leica camera outfit and taking snapshots at high noon. After …

Sony introduces their first DSLR, the A100, a 10.2MP APS-C size sensor (1.5 crop factor) camera that’ll go head-to-head immediately with the other four or five players in the entry level DSLR field. Along with the camera body, Sony offers 19 lenses, 2 teleconverters, 2 flashes, and a host of other accessories. As you can see, Sony got a jump…

Check out the new Sony A 700. This DSLR is an upgrade from the Sony A 100, and still an upgrade from the newer Sony A 200. This is an advanced amateur model, but in my personal opinion, it’s more user friendly and produces higher quality results than the A 100. It’s also much heavier and costs twice as much,…

This will be the normal running review of the Sony A900. As I learn more about the camera, I’ll provide the information. I should have a good jump on things by national boss day (gag), or by Wednesday or Thursday.

I used the A900 on the left, and the A700 on the right for the product comparison shots below.…

Below you’ll find specifications for all Sony RX series camera from the most recent at the top, to the oldest at the bottom.ModelRX100 VPrice
$999 October, 2016
Effective megapixels
20.2
LCD monitor
3.0″ 1,229,000 pixels, tilt out screen.
Lens

These two fast lenses were initially designed back in the mid-to-late 1980s. The Sony 35mm F/1.4 G was updated in 2006, and costs about $1370 new. The Minolta AF 35mm F/2 I’m using here came out in the late 1980s, and typically runs around $600-700 used.
To sum up the differences…